A television actress his her 95 year-old mother's corpse in her house for six months! Why? She and her daughter wanted to cash in on her mother's pension worth £200.
Hazel Maddock, 61, and her daughter Jasmine, 35, did not report the death of her mother Olive so that they could get their hands on her state pension and top-up credits. Police found her remains behind their bedroom door.
"What they did is disgusting. And for a few extra quid. They're the lowest of the low," a neighbour told the Sun.
A family friend was disgusted to hear this news, "Olive was such a kindly old lady. It sends my blood cold to think of her lying there. I asked after Olive's health several times but Hazel said she wasn't up to coming out and had 'gone a bit loopy'. I didn't notice a smell - but the people next door did."
Forensic experts have found out that Olive died of natural causes between two and six months before her body was found.
{{/usCountry}}Forensic experts have found out that Olive died of natural causes between two and six months before her body was found.
{{/usCountry}}Both women got out on bail but will be sentenced later. "You must expect the possibility of a custodial sentence. These are serious matters," judge Gerald Clifton warned the accused.
Hazel had appeared in TV shows like Brookside, Hollyoaks and The Outsiders.